Gorgeous gourds
An assortment of gourds and other natural elements fills this simple mantel display.
We mixed two larger hard-shell gourds with smaller soft-shell gourds (and tucked in a squash, too). Bittersweet branches and maple leaves provide extra color and texture.
Harvest bouquet
Fashion an easy but gorgeous mantel bouquet with feathers, wheat and nuts.
Fill a vase with nuts or seeds, then use branches, feathers, flowers or leaves as accents.
Orchard pickings
Display the best picks from an orchard adventure.
Use decorative urns, candlesticks or vases to vary height, and anchor the arrangement with some small plants.
Harvest collection
Pretty white Lumina pumpkins make sophisticated vases for fall foliage. We used an assortment of cattails, leaves, seasonal berries and orange tulips.
Remove the tops of the pumpkins and hollow out the insides. Place a watertight container inside each pumpkin to keep flowers fresh and prevent pumpkins from getting soggy.
Simply green
Pots of moss bring a touch of green indoors and work well with both autumn and winter holiday mantel arrangements. We scattered pinecones around the pots for a fall feel.
Leaf prints
Highlight the beauty of fall leaves by pressing them in frames. Pick a variety of colors, shapes and textures to include in the frames.
To make the display pictured: Place a leaf between two pieces of glass and secure with colored linen book cloth tape.
Antique assembly
Create a spooky feel with a grouping of old objects, such as books, an old-fashioned clock and a small chest.
We used a cloche to capture a blackbird on a nest and books as a resting place for a seashell. Artificial cobwebs complete the look.
Autumn hues
For a subtle autumn feel, incorporate muted oranges, reds and browns into your mantel decor with fall-colored pictures, vases and accessories.
Creepy crawlies
Green hedge apples offer a pop of color and a destination for faux spiders in this Halloween-inspired mix of objects.
Gourd vases
Gourds make perfect vases for fall flowers. Subtle white decoration hints at winter's approach.
Cut a hole in gourds large enough to accommodate florist tubes. Once dry, insert flowers in the tubes, and keep flowers watered. Or use dried flowers for a longer-lasting arrangement.
Ghostly frames
Invite framed ghosts to haunt your mantle this Halloween. Candles in votives add flickering light, mini pumpkins fall color.
Nature's best
A nature calendar inspired this scheme. Two calendar pages provide background for the focal point a knotty branch. Green moss balls, candles and vases filled with dried foliage bookend the arrangement.
Fall finds
This simple display features gourds and branches along with a vase in autumnal tones.
Spooky stories
Rewrite an old tale into a new spooky story with Halloween book covers.
Cover old books with colorful paper decorated with appropriate messages and drawings.
Picturesque leaves
For an easy display, combine brightly colored fall leaves with an empty picture frame.
Hang leaves on S-hooks (used for jewelry making and found at crafts stores) or pin to a ribbon. Suspend ribbon from two nails, draping it loosely across the center. Anchor the display with a branch of brightly colored berries at the frame base and setting small gourds in eggcups.
Eerie feel
A homemade bat (made from black poster board) gives Halloween flair to this wall sconce. The mirror reflects a black candlestick and candle, while books wrapped in decorative paper add contrast.
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